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Older Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2019
This literature review explores research on the characteristics and unique needs of older adults experiencing homelessness and highlights potential interventions and strategies for addressing those needs, including permanent supportive housing.
Changes in Self-Rated Physical Health After Moving Into Permanent Supportive Housing
American Journal of Health Promotion
Year: 2019
Homelessness is associated with poor health outcomes and heightened risk of premature mortality. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is a key solution for ending homelessness, but there is insufficient evidence of a relationship between PSH and improvements in physical health. Self-rated … Continue reading
Everyday discrimination among formerly homeless persons in permanent supportive housing
Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless
Year: 2019
Experiences of discrimination are associated with poor health and are particularly common among persons experiencing homelessness. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) provides a foundation for improved well-being among persons with homelessness histories, but research on discrimination among this population is limited. … Continue reading
Shared Housing: Challenges, Best Practices and Outcomes
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2019
Shared housing is one strategy deployed to maximize existing housing resources and provide options for those experiencing housing insecurity. The specifications of the shared housing model often vary from site to site but generally involve tenants sharing common spaces such … Continue reading
Family Options Study: Findings, Policy Lessons, Next Steps
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2019
The Department of Housing and Urban Development launched the Family Options Study in 2008 to determine the effectiveness of policy interventions that assist families experiencing homelessness. This brief highlights the findings, applies policy lessons to LA County’s Homeless Initiative (HI), … Continue reading
Do HIV risk and prevention behaviors change over time among adults in permanent supportive housing?
AIDS Care
Year: 2019
Persons experiencing homelessness have a disproportionate burden of HIV infection and high rates of HIV risk behavior. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) has been identified as a primary solution to homelessness, but little is known about HIV sexual risk behavior among … Continue reading
Outcomes in Single-Site and Scattered-Site Permanent Supportive Housing
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2019
In 2016, the City of Los Angeles developed a comprehensive strategy for homelessness with the goal of developing 10,000 permanent supportive housing (PSH) units over the next ten years (1,000 per year) using Proposition HHH funding. Given the context of … Continue reading
Food Insecurity Among Formerly Homeless Individuals Living in Permanent Supportive Housing
American Journal of Public Health
Year: 2019
Food security, defined as a household having access to adequate nutritious and safe foods is often jeopardized by homelessness. Permanent supportive housing (PSH) refers to programs that provide a combination of subsidized housing and supportive services addressing the needs of … Continue reading
Stemming the Rise of Latino Homelessness: Lessons from Los Angeles County
Latino Policy & Politics Initiative
Year: 2019
Homelessness is a national concern and for many municipalities a local crisis. Los Angeles County has the largest number of unsheltered homeless individuals of any jurisdiction in the nation. In 2017, there were an estimated 55,048 individuals experiencing homelessness in … Continue reading
Public exposure and attitudes about homelessness
Journal of Community Psychology
Year: 2019
In this study, we conducted a survey among a large sample of U.S. adults to assess attitudes and beliefs about the causes of homelessness, policies to address homelessness, and programs for homeless individuals. In 2016, we surveyed a national sample … Continue reading